Chasing Chris Ferguson

I played NLH and Razz yesterday.  In the Razz, I won one small pot, only went to 7 cards about three times, picked up a pair every hand or three face cards and just watched the game go by.  If I’d been playing a 7 stud game, I would have went broke early or won the tournament if I connected with the same hands I had in Razz.  But my record with Razz is not all bad, I’ve placed in the money in two of the tourneys I played in and I think I’ve played in four, two out of four isn’t a bad showing.  Mitchell left a comment for me yesterday on the Razz with a NLH Chaser post.

In yesterday’s NLH tourney, I placed in the $ but I still question the play of the person that busted me. Maybe I’m just a diptard but I wouldn’t have called with his hand.  It went like this.  It was a $2 + 20c event with 2575 players involved.  Blinds were 3K-6K with a 600 ante.  I had 46,170 in chips and had been card dead for three weeks or so.  We were getting down to where the $ payout was due to change drastically and moving up a few places would mean more, more, more.

I was middle position and found K-Q off and raised it 39,570 to a total of 45,570 (I had paid the ante).  Everyone folded to the BB, who called with A-3 of hearts.  The BB had a shitload of chips - 222,988.  Neither of us improved and I was out in 24th place, collecting a super duper $11.34.  I wouldn’t have called that raise with his hand, but maybe one of you could expound on it a bit and clear up the picture for me…

Today I dumped off almost $20 in a live $1-2 7 stud 8 game before I gave it up and took a nap…sleeping seemed like a great idea compared to my attitude about the game.

I played in a NLH $3 + 30c after the nap.  I got beat after I had them right where I wanted them and they got away.  I was in the BB with the K-5 of spades - ante $50, blinds 300-600.

The Flop was 3h-Kh-5d.

ark623 was in the SB and checked, I bet 1600, JOrros called 1600, and ark623 check raised 935 more (total 2535, all-in).  I knew JOrros would call because he’d raised almost every hand since I hit that table and we’d tangled once before.  The worst part of his play is that when he raised pre-flop, he checked if his opponent checked…nice play buddy.

The turn brought the Jd and I bet 5,600, JOrros called.  The last card brought the 8s and I bet my last 1976 in chips and JOrros called.  I really didn’t think the 8 hurt me but it was a killer-diller.  JOrros had K-8 of diamonds.  I want to puke here.  ark623 showed 10h-8h.  I’d feel better if one of them made a flush, don’t ask me why but it’s the way my sick brain works.  And if a flush card came, I might have been able to get off the hand.

I finished 225th out of 1828 players and locked up a massive $5.48 for my efforts.  BR $466.05.  I need a win DAMN IT!

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